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A revealing documentary compilation from historic footage shot by the National Institute of Cinema in Mozambique which looks at the rehabilitation of former ...
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Jan 22, 2021 · Considered a charismatic, and thoughtful leader, Samora Machel was a military commander and the revered first post-colonial president of Mozambique upon independence in 1975.
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Apr 5, 2011 · During his reign Mozambigue, which gained independence in 1975, was drawn into the struggle against white rule in Rhodesia and South Africa. In 1986 Machel died in an aircrash which is still ...
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Samora Machel (born September 29, 1933, Chilembene, Mozambique—died October 19, 1986, Mbuzini, South Africa) was a Mozambican politician, who was the first president of independent Mozambique (1975–86).
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Oct 19, 2018 · Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the death of Samora Machel. He died on the 19th October 1986 under mysterious circumstances when their Tupolev 134 plane crashed into the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa.
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Oct 19, 2016 · The first president of Mozambique — Samora Moises Machel – is a symbol of freedom, not only in his country but the rest of southern Africa. Machel supported the liberation of the region from colonial rule, even after his own country gained independence in 1975.
